Black Liberation and Climate Justice with Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Kerene Tayloe, & Amirio Freeman
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We’re back with an insightful conversation on climate and Black liberation with environmental justice leaders Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Kerene Tayloe, and Amirio Freeman. This episode was originally produced by Our Climate Voices and is co-hosted by Kia Johnson. Thank you to Our Climate Voices and to the amazing guests in this conversation.
In this episode, we discuss historical innovations from Black trailblazers in the US. Exploring cultural contributions from black creatives, scientists, policy makers, and youth. We talk about the continued commodification of natural resources and energy resources in a time of climate change. Then, we explore policy and community solutions to address the climate crisis and Black liberation. We discuss designing policy solutions to protect black communities, taking ownership of our time & platforms, the value of narrative intervention and climate storytelling.
Our Climate Voices (OCV) is an organization that aims to humanize the climate crisis through ethical storytelling as a tool for climate justice. OCV focuses on uplifting voices on the frontlines of climate change including youth, Indigenous, immigrant, queer, people of color, women, and people from low-income communities. The OCV team is composed of BIPOC, queer, and youth organizers, creatives, and storytellers.
CREDITS
Featuring: Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Kerene Tayloe, and Amirio Freeman
Hosted by Kia Johnson and Kiana Michaan
Produced by: Kia Johnson, Kiana Michaan, Al Brady, and Khari Slaughter
Edited and Engineered by Lucy Little
Tamara Toles O'Laughlin - Website
Mustafa Santiago Ali - Website
Resources:
There’s No Black Liberation Without Climate Reparations | Atmos
How Food Connects to Conservation
The Summit: Transforming a Movement by Dana Alston
Watch Who Killed the Electric Car?
Who Killed the Electric Car?| Free
Madam C.J. Walker and a Forgotten History About Women & Electric Vehicles
George Washington Carver: A Pioneer in Sustainability
What We Owe to George Washington Carver
Hazel M. Johnson, ‘Mother of the Environmental Justice Movement’
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
ReGenesis Project | US EPA ARCHIVE DOCUMENT
This Kansas City neighborhood wrote the blueprint for transforming a community | Grist
Building a lifelong legacy in Queens
Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III Creates Black-Owned Food Systems to Reduce Food Insecurity
Meet Kristal Hansley, the First Black Woman to Launch a Community Solar Company
Lean Startups for Social Change by Michel Gelobter
Juicy J & 2 Chainz Invest In A Solar Energy Merger Worth $2B - AfroTech
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